On thursday, amds highly anticipated mantle api technology is expected to go live, courtesy of a mantleenabling battlefield 4 update and a new set of amd catalyst 14. This update also addresses various other items, detailed in the patch. Amd originally developed mantle in cooperation with dice, starting in 20. New battlefield 4 game updates rolling out, pc patch. When amd announced its new mantle graphics api last september, it promised that wed see support for the new standard by december, courtesy of dices battlefield 4. The first amd mantle game patch is still going to be for battlefield 4, so it is likely that eas decision to halt bf4 development in favor of fixing bugs could be part of the reason for the delay.
Amd continues to support dice on the public introduction of mantle, and we are tremendously excited about the coming release for battlefield 4. Amd and electronic arts have been forced to delay a planned update to battlefield 4 which would add support for the mantle lowlevel application programming interface api as. Mantle renderer now available in battlefield 4 news battlelog. Amd mantle update for battlefield 4 delayed guru3d forums. Though amd promised the patch last year, many gamers are still experiencing battlefield 4 glitches on their nextgen ps4s or xbox ones. Amd mantle just released and we wanted to see what type of numbers we could put up using a kaveri apu, a 260x and 290x. Theres a number of development studios with titles in the works that have announced theyll support mantle but theres nothing released at the moment other than battlefield 4 currently with references to mantle but i dont think the api itself is enabled yet. With all the patch issues, dice has delayed the big patch for pc battlefield players that implements mantle, amds new programming api that bypasses directx and improves draw call performance. Amds mantle api debut postponed again as battlefield 4 struggles.
Battlefield 4 was a mess upon its release and two months after, it still is far from a smooth title. Discussion in videocards amd radeon drivers section started by atimaniac, jul 6, 2016. In this blog post, the technical director for frostbite details this exciting new step for the battlefield. Amd continues to support dice on the public introduction of mantle, and we are tremendously excited. So in this video i take a look at the mantle patch dice just released and go over some of. The latest patch, which fixes a bunch of bugs, improves stability, and deals with specific issues with amds mantle api, should be live by now, dice said on the battlefield battlelog. Dice has released an update for battlefield 4 on the pc that enables support for amds mantle api, which could offer increased performance on amdequipped machines. Battlefield 4 mantle early performance testing late last week, ea and dice released the long awaited patch for battlefield 4 that enables support for the mantle. Battlefield 4 using mantle we tested the catalyst 14. Mantle was designed as an alternative to direct3d and opengl, primarily for use on personal computers, although mantle supports the gpus present in the playstation 4 and in the xbox one. This new render engine is a lowlevel graphics api which should increase the bf4 performance for people who have an amd video card which supports mantle. A mantleoptimized bf4 patch was slated to come out this month and expected to deliver better.
Battlefield 4 amd mantle patch delayed to january updated. Mantle renderer now available in battlefield 4 news. Crash on mantle in bf4 is among known issues in changelog of latest driver. Ea, amd delay battlefield 4 mantle support patch bit.
Battlefield 4 amd mantle update released graphics news. Mantle is an api designed to improve a games visuals and how. Amd mantle now supported in battlefield 4 nvidia users. This update also includes the first release of mantle support for battlefield 4 on pc. Battlefield 4 amd mantle patch now available polygon. This means that there is finally a game title that supports amd mantle, but amd has yet. Amd also showcased battlefield 4 running on its new. Amds mantle api debut postponed again as battlefield 4. Todays battlefield 4 update for windows pc introduced the delayed mantle patch, according to a battlelog post by frostbite technical director johan andersson. Battlefield 4 mantle update now live do you get better. Amd mantle battlefield 4 performance as we reported earlier this week, the past weekend saw the release of both amds mantleenabled catalyst.
With ea dice having shipped their mantle patch for battlefield 4 and. Battlefield 4 patch improves performance, introduces. After much consideration, the decision was made to delay the mantle patch for battlefield 4. Dice just rolled out the pc game update january 30 for battlefield 4. Weve spoken to robert hallock of amd who has categorically denied that the patch will drop in february.
With this first release of mantle, you can expect performance increases in the game if you have the hardware to support it. Originally expected in late december, battlefield 4 s mantle patch was delayed until an unspecified date in january. Battlefield 4 mantle patch coming this month amds new. Battlefield 4 mantle update would be coming later this month. Battlefield 4 on pc now using mantle update player. In this video i talk about a subject wich im very passionate about, mantle. Mantle renderer now available in battlefield 4 the new game update for battlefield 4 brings the mantle renderer that dice has developed in conjunction with amd. Though the last patch fixed most of the issues related to. Mantle is a new lowlevel graphics api that weve been working very closely with amd on. Amd mantle now supported in battlefield 4 nvidia users get. Official word from amd about mantle and bf4 after much consideration, the decision was made to delay the mantle patch for battlefield 4. In fact, dice is a key driving force behind the mantle api in. Amd mantle delayed bf4 patch rescheduled for jan 2014.
Battlefield 4s mantle patch delayed until january the. Battlefield 4 is the first game scheduled to take advantage of amds closetothemetal mantle api. If the graphics api option is missing, that means you do not have a compatible gpu and driver and the game will use the standard directx 11 graphics api instead. Hours ago a battlefield 4 mantle patch was released by dice as adds support for the amd mantle graphics api. Not happy with direct3d or opengl, amd decided to go and make its own rendering api called mantle. While there were some reports flying around about further delays of the battlefield 4 mantle patch it has been delivered on time today by dice. Originally expected in late december, battlefield 4s mantle patch was. Late last week, ea and dice released the long awaited patch for battlefield 4 that enables support for the mantle renderer. At the time an amd representative told polygon that the cause of the delay was. The new game update for battlefield 4 brings the mantle renderer that dice has developed in conjunction with amd. Battlefield 4 mantle amd optimization patch delayed. Mantle support the new mantle renderer has been added in battlefield 4.
With ea dice having shipped their mantle patch for battlefield 4 and developer oxide having released their. Mantle is a new lowlevel graphics api which is a different when it comes to the usage of the gpu of the graphics card. The patch was already set to launch in december but it see. Battlefield 4 amd mantle patch will now release in january. Amd announces mantle is delayed bf4 patch now expected. How to activate the mantle renderer in battlefield 4. Amd and dice delay mantle patch for battlefield 4 kitguru. While some developers have gotten on board, most notably ea dice with its frostbite engine, it. Apart from bug fixes and balancing, the patch comes with the longawaited mantle support. The new game update for battlefield 4 brings the mantle renderer that dice has developed in.
Those playing battlefield 4 on the pc may know that directx 11 or directx 11. Amd mantle api promises to improve performance in games by allowing them to speak directly to the graphics core next architecture in your gpu or apu and help remove load. Pc game update jan 3 forums battlelog battlefield 4. Which graphics api do you guys recommend i use for a better experience. The first amd mantle game patch is still going to be for battlefield 4, so it is likely that eas decision to halt bf4 development in favor. Amd has officially delayed its mantle patch for battlefield 4, pushing it back to a tentative january 2014 release date.
Battlefield 4 amd mantle update released community. Battlefield 4s mantle patch has been delayed into january 2014, an amd representative told polygon mantle is an api designed to improve both a games visuals and how efficiently its produced. After a false start or two, amd is finally getting the first beta of mantle out the door. Battlefield 4 patch fixes more bugs, improves stability.
Battlefield 4 players with an amd video card can now activate the new mantle renderer as an alternative to directx since the latest bf4 mantle patch and the latest amd catalyst 14. In particular we plan to focus next on adding multigpu frame pacing and a few additional gpu performance and memory optimizations. Most players can expect a performance increase by using this new lowlevel graphics api. Mantle or directx 11 forums battlelog battlefield 4. Amd has released a new demo of battlefield 4 running on mantle api with up to 45% performance boost over directx. Dice released a new battlefield 4 patch including mantle. This patch is the first release of our mantle renderer.
Amd continues to support dice on the public introduction of mantle, and we are tremendously excited about. Amds new api application programming interface known as mantle has been confirmed by amd to have been delayed a month. Now amd has announced that battlefield 4 mantle patch would be available to the users later this month offering much greater game performance. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Mantle is the newly introduced lowlevel graphics api that comes in the new patch, but will it work. The new mantle renderer has been added in battlefield 4. Mantle was a lowoverhead rendering api targeted at 3d video games.
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